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Govt unlikely to lift NEST transfer ban

IFAonline | 25 May 2012 | 13:50

The government has said it is unlikely to lift a ban on transfers into and out of NEST or remove the cap on contributions, after the Work and Pensions Committee recommended it do both "as a matter of urgency".

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TMP founder Morris takes to stand in GP Noble trial

Tony Morris, the man at the centre of the £52m GP Noble pension scheme fraud trial, began giving evidence in his defence yesterday.

IFAonline | 25 May 2012 | 07:40
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Scottish Life develops adviser drawdown support package

Scottish Life is developing an income drawdown package to better support advisers setting up the product ahead of potential Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation.

IFAonline | 23 May 2012 | 16:33

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More defendants face civil trial over GP Noble pension 'fraud'

A Gibraltar-based law firm and Australian financial advice firm have been added to the list of defendants in the £52m GP Noble civil lawsuit.

IFAonline | 23 May 2012 | 12:59
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RP Poll: What do you think of Aviva's retirement offering?

In this week’s sponsored Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Does Aviva have all the products you would expect of a retirement specialist?

Retirement Planner | 22 May 2012 | 15:48
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Three things we learned this week

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pensions stories this week.

Retirement Planner | 22 May 2012 | 15:42
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QE still ‘doing more harm than good’ to pensions - Altmann

Quantitative easing (QE) has been an “unmitigated disaster” for anyone about to retire or people who have just bought an annuity, a pensions expert has said.

IFAonline | 22 May 2012 | 14:31
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Pensioners own property worth £743bn

Retired homeowners own a total of £743.07 billion in property despite continued volatility in the housing market, according to new research.

Retirement Planner | 21 May 2012 | 12:49
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Large firms to use NEST as pension scheme supplement

A fifth of large employers plan to use the National Employment Savings Trust to complement existing pension schemes, research reveals.

IFAonline | 21 May 2012 | 10:54
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Pension saving hits record lows while savers plan early retirement

Less than half the UK population are saving enough to fund their retirement and UK pension saving overall has dropped to record low levels, a report has found.

IFAonline | 21 May 2012 | 07:22
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Insurers deny terms to schemes expanded for AE

Insurers have started to turn down employers who want to expand existing schemes for auto-enrolment, consultants have claimed.

IFAonline | 17 May 2012 | 14:50
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Life companies now just 'admin machines', says E&Y's Kerr

A number of large insurers face being killed off by the onset of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as they are "running out of proposition", a director at Ernst & Young has said.

IFAonline | 17 May 2012 | 13:10
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McClymont urges removal of NEST restrictions

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has reiterated his call to remove the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) so it can compete more effectively with its rivals.

IFAonline | 16 May 2012 | 13:17

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